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Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Target Corporation
Eades, Kenneth M.; Ding, David; Yeaton, SaulCase DARDEN-F1563-EFinanceStudents are in the role of Target Corporation's CFO considering the pros and cons of a variety of capital-investment proposals. The CFO is preparing his thoughts prior to a meeting of the Capital Expenditure Committee (CEC) with other Target senior executives to consider the merits of 10 capital-project requests (CPR), 5 of which are expected to require extra attention. Each CPR has a "dashboard" that summarizes the critical inputs used to compu...Starting at €6.75
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TRX, Inc.: Initial Public Offering
Chaplinsky, Susan; Morita, Kensei; Zeng, XingCase DARDEN-F1568-EFinanceThis case provides comprehensive coverage of a firm?s decision to undertake an IPO and the process of going public. The case follows the sequence of events from the company?s incorporation in 1999 through the completion of an IPO in September 2005. In addition to raising capital, the TRX IPO case also includes consideration of another motivation for going public. At the time of its incorporation in November 1999, TRX attempted to go public but in...Starting at €6.75
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Panera Bread Company
Lipson, Marc L.Case DARDEN-F1575-EFinanceAs 2007 drew to a close, Panera Bread Company faced a new challenge. To date, it had relied on retained earnings and minor equity infusions to finance operations. But a decline in margins would limit future financing from internally generated funds. Complicating matters was the fact that its stock price was at historic lows and management was contemplating a large equity repurchase. This case can be used to discuss multiperiod financial forecasts...Starting at €6.75
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Comerica Incorporated: The Valuation Dilemma
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos); Ramraika, BaijnathCase DARDEN-F1581-EFinanceIn early September 2008, in the midst of the subprime crisis, a manager with the student-run Darden Capital Management fund, wants to evaluate whether Comerica Incorporated, a regional bank based in Dallas, Texas, is a good candidate for inclusion in his portfolio. He needs to perform a valuation of the bank to assert whether the bank seems to be undervalued by the market or whether a further decline in value might be possible. He must account fo...Starting at €6.75
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CO2 Australia?The Case for Carbon Credits
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos); Tenguria, SusheelCase DARDEN-F1585-EFinanceThis case describes how carbon credits are created via planting Mallee Eucalypt trees by CO2 Australia. The case provides useful background to go along with the technical note "Carbon Credit Markets" (UVA-F-1583), which discusses in greater detail the regulatory frameworks as well as the various mechanisms that exist to allow carbon credit creation and trading.Starting at €6.75
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Lonestar Graphite
Harris, Robert S.; Gaede, JasonCase DARDEN-F1595-EFinanceLonestar Graphite is a potential purchase for a middle-market private equity firm. The private equity firm must decide what to offer for an equity position in Lonestar, based on both the underlying operations of the firm and the availability of other sources of funds (largely debt) to finance a transaction. Opportunities for analysis include application of a number of valuation techniques including variations of discounted cash flow models and mu...Starting at €6.75
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Liquidity, Mutual Fund Flows, and ReFlow Management, LLC
Evans, Richard B.; Mills, MichaelCase DARDEN-F1600-EFinanceThis case examines the importance of liquidity to financial markets, using the dramatic volatility of mutual fund flows in 2008 as an example. While the case is targeted to MBA students in an investments or portfolio management course, it is also appropriate for an advanced undergraduate course. It is written from the perspective of a fund manager who has experienced significant redemptions in 2008 and is considering whether or not to use ReFlow ...Starting at €6.75
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Pravda Asset Management
Evans, Richard B.Case DARDEN-F1602-EFinanceThis case examines the importance of forecasting expected returns in asset allocation decisions. Although the case is targeted to MBA students in an investments or portfolio management course, it is also appropriate for an advanced undergraduate course. It is written from the perspective of a new employee at a small investment management firm that was surprised by the market crash of 2008 and subsequent market rebound in 2009. Students must analy...Starting at €6.75
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Delphi Corporation
Eades, Kenneth M.; Gupta, GauravCase DARDEN-F1617-EFinanceThis case is suitable for students just beginning to learn finance principles but is also appropriate to use in courses with experienced students and executives. In January 2008, Delphi Corporation (Delphi) had been in Chapter 11 bankruptcy for more than two years but appeared to be on the brink of approving a plan of reorganization (POR) that would allow it to emerge from bankruptcy with a significantly improved balance sheet. Delphi?s POR calle...Starting at €6.75
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Ballis's Benchmark (B)
Lichtendahl, Kenneth C. Jr.; Grushka-Cockayne, YaelCase DARDEN-F1622-EFinanceIn this case series, Margaret Ballis, a soon-to-be Darden School of Business graduate, is about to begin her dream job at a leading investment management firm. On her way to becoming a fund manager, she cannot help wondering about her future success. Ballis is trying to assess her ability to consistently outperform the stock market; she questions whether it is even possible to achieve persistent performance as a fund manager. Using data downloade...Starting at €6.75
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